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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
1
A fragmented report notes a possible upcoming legislative session in Columbus as Governor's aides hint at wage adjustments for state employees. The text shows uncertainty about whether the governor will retreat from prior positions on pay scales and related fiscal measures.
The governor said a special session may not occur as officials study a full report from the state Salary Board on potential pay raises for public workers. The board weighs a general wage increase up to 20 to 25 percent for most employees, while the civil service union pushes for a straight 50 percent rise.
Dr John RK Commons of A2 and his son John A Commons, 42, were reunited in Fort Lauderdale after 14 years apart. The elder Commons, a retired University of Wisconsin educator, was declared legally dead years ago. Police in Hartford, Connecticut identified the two last week where the younger Commons worked as a laundry truck driver.
Don H. Ebright’s $6,500 salary is boosted to special fees for state fund administration. Dr. Frank J. Tallman, formerly of the University of Michigan, becomes Ohio Commissioner of Mental Diseases. Only 185 state workers earn $5,000 annually, while 980 make $3,401 to $5,000. The $1,400 bracket includes a 10 percent raise from the last general assembly, lasting only through 1944.
Mrs Hatt confirms her husband S/Sgt Schworet earned the Army Air Force Alp Medal for meritorious achievement during heavy bombardment missions over enemy territory. Cpl Bare and Cpl Holash are noted for overseas service and training, with Holash listed among graduates from a local high school. Several others, including Botash Sobiek and Charles Smith, are cited as recently inducted or connected to Fort Harrison reception and discharge centers.
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